Is it affordable/possible to repair this wheel ?
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imgur.comPosted May 19, 2018, 4:10 PM UTC
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imgur.comIf you happen to have a makerspace nearby they may have a truing stand. Order new nipples, watch a youtube video, and you're good. Or, buy your own stand or make one out of a fork like I did. Wheels aren't hard, just follow the process and do it right. I have ten years on the first set of road bike wheels I did (about 40K miles).
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wow i feel very relieved that the wheel is still salvagable... cause i had some doubts if it would work, even if it would be trued... Thx for the reply !
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Take it to a shop. My Reynolds went sideways and just needed a nipple.
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So basically i got this bike very cheaply.. roughly an $800 bike for $90... But there is a major flaw(besides of other things that i repaired)... Wheels sliding out of their axis... very ill centred. Never seen such a crooked rotation path on bikes with all spokes. And almost circular nipples (1.8mm/15G) (they should be square shaped)... as if the previous owner would try to adjust the nipples with wrong tools. So i wonder if its possible to repair this or if its not more profitable to buy a new wheel.
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A wheel will never stay true if not properly tensioned. Sounds like the last guy messed it up pretty good.
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Under the orange rim tape, there should be screwdriver slots where the wheel can also be trued from.
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Take it to bike shop, ask them to true the wheel. It shouldn't be too expensive, especially relative to a new wheel
thx for the advice, even with those nipples that are almost round ?... Cause i could imagine this being pretty expensive if theyll need to replace nipples( and therefore possibly even spokes)
That I can't say. Only way to find out is to bring it to a shop.